Fudgy Salted Cookie Bars are a soft and chewy one pan treat with a great balance of gooey chocolate and the perfect hint of flaky sea salt!
These super simple to make one pan Fudgy Salted Cookie Bars are a nice change from standard chocolate chip cookies. Baking them in an 8×8 pan makes the bars soft and chewy while the edges are cooked to crispy perfection.
My kids aren’t big “sweets” people most of the time, but one bite of these bars with their gooey middles and the flaky sea salt made my daughter tell me that these are “the best thing you have ever made, ever“.
How to make Fudgy Salted Cookie Bars
This is an easy recipe that doesn’t take very much time but the last time I made them, my family had them completely eaten in just two days! A nice, simple balance of an almost brownie like texture with a salty top kept them coming back for more!
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and lightly spray an 8×8 pan with cooking spray. Set aside.
In the bowl of a stand mixer (or using a hand mixer) on medium speed, cream together the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, 2-3 minutes. Scrape the sides of the bowl as necessary.
Add the eggs and vanilla to the bowl and mix until incorporated.
Add the flour and baking soda all at once and mix just until combined.
Fold in the chocolate chips with a spatula or a spoon so that they are evenly distributed.
Transfer the cookie dough to the prepared 8×8 pan and using a spatula, spread it into an even layer.
Sprinkle the top evenly with the flaky sea salt.
Bake for 20-25 minutes on the middle rack of the oven, until the cookie bars are set and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Remove from the oven, set on a wire rack and allow the bars to cool in the pan before cutting into individual sized pieces. Enjoy!
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Fudgy Salted Cookie Bars
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter room temperature
- 1 cup brown sugar packed
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1/2 tsp flaky sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and lightly spray an 8×8 pan with cooking spray. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer on medium speed, cream together the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, 2-3 minutes. Scrape the sides of the bowl as necessary.
- Add the eggs and vanilla to the bowl and mix until incorporated.
- Add the flour and baking soda all at once and mix just until combined.
- Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Transfer the cookie dough to the prepared 8×8 pan and using a spatula, spread it into an even layer. Sprinkle the top evenly with the flaky sea salt.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes on the middle rack of the oven, until the cookie bars are set and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven, set on a wire rack and allow the bars to cool in the pan before cutting into individual sized pieces. Enjoy!
Notes
Robin Buck says
How is this recipe different from chocolate chip cookie dough made in a pan (other than the sea salt?). Also, how does the chocolate all go to the middle layer? The pictures look good but the recipe just seems like basic cookie dough. Thanks.
The Bandit says
Hi Robin! The recipe is pretty much your standard cookie dough recipe as you pointed out. The difference I believe is the cooking process that is slightly shorter than traditional cookie bars (or cookies) so the inside of the cookie bars don’t crisp up, they remain fudgy inside. The chocolate on the top, bottom and edges does crisp up while the interior remains melty. It’s just an illusion that it appears to all be in the middle! Thanks for the feedback!